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Ethereal Hippie

Our reader Nora Bradshaw asked me to dress her. She gave me the sentence "Ethereal hippie who radiates goodness and light in the least patchouli way possible." to work off of. Nora, this is what I came up with:

My first thought was pale colors and either natural or floaty fabrics, but I wanted to avoid the music festival feel of broomstick skirts and peasant tops. The bow shorts below dress up the sheer blouse. The structured straw clutch, rope headband, and beads keep the tone laid back chic.

Maxi skirts are in right now, but you can wear one for a casual summer look without looking like a Dead Head. Here I set the skirt off with a silk tank. The ruffle bag and piles of bangles poshify the outfit.

I've been waiting Anthropologie's ruffled bra and panty set to go on sale. What it lacks in the sex appeal of Anya's retro ensemble, it makes up for in cute ribbons and ruffles. The set is available in cream and pink, rose and black, or grey and black, but I prefer the dark of the latter to offset the sweetness of the look. The bra was $58, which is silly for a cotton, wireless sleep bra, but the price has dropped to $29.95. That's at least worth thinking about. $30 for panties, however, is still laughable.

Project Design is our own friendly competition where we put together collection of independent designers for you to rate on your very own imaginary runway.

Baby, it's cold outside. And the whipping winter winds will wreak havoc on your hair. So, snuggle up with a warm winter hat to keep you cute and cozy in the cold, cold world. Which hat will warm your head this winter?